PHIL 1610 Lecture Notes - Roman Martyrology, Scivias, Meister Eckhart
24 Mar 2014
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Hildegard"s life: she was born to noble parents in germany; she was he 10th child, and given to a monastery when she was 8. The decision was motivated by her poor health and her strange visions. She entered a convent where she was eventually became a magistra. At the age of 43 she had a vision of flaming tongues coming out of her head, which she interpreted as she should write down her spiritual experiences. Some of her works are: scivias (her first visionary work), cause et curae, physica, symphony of harmony of celestial revelation. Even though she was not officially canonized, she"s celebrated as a martyr in roman martyrology. The egg of the universe: is a cosmic symbol present in the indian and druidic traditions, to which hildegard didn"t have access to. She later changes her mind about the universe to a sphere. Unlike augustine, hildegard thought that you couldn"t separate god, christ, and nature.
